Monthly Archives: July 2012

Tinariwen bring the desert to Byblos

JBEIL, Lebanon: With electric guitar riffs carried on hot, North African winds, Tinariwen welcome you to the desert. The world-renowned band of Tuareg musicians from Northern Mali closed the 2012 Byblos Festival Wednesday night, introducing their bluesy desert rock to … Continue reading

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Young Urban Amateur: Why you should go see Tinariwen live ASAP

Here’s another rave review for Tinariwen, who are playing at the Carrboro ArtsCenter in October. Get your tickets now! Tinariwen have released 4 studio albums, which are all good. But what the albums made me feel, on top of “This … Continue reading

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Tinariwen’s Abdallah Ag Alhousseini Talks about Mali • Afropop Worldwide

Tinariwen played 5 US shows in June, 2012, their first gigs here since forces in the north of Mali—the musicians’ home—declared an independent state of Azawad. Initially, Azawad was presented as a Tuareg homeland, the realization of a vision that … Continue reading

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Tinariwen at the ArtsCenter October 20th

Tinariwen Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:00 pm The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC Hypnotic “Saharan blues” band Tinariwen, who won the 2012 Best World Music Album Grammy for “Tassili” were often associated with just one image: that of Touareg rebels leading the … Continue reading

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